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Jeremiah 22:9

Judgment

7 And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

10 Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

11 For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
KJV
Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
WEB
Then they will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD their God, worshiped other gods, and served them.’”
ASV
Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
DARBY
And they shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
BLB
And they will say, ‘Upon that they have forsaken the covenant of YHWH their God and bowed down to other gods and served them.’”
ÅB
Og de skal svare: Fordi de forlot Herrens, sin Guds pakt og tilba andre guder og dyrket dem.
OTB
Og svaret vil være: ‘Fordi de forlot Herrens, deres Guds, pakt og tilbad og tjente andre guder.’”
B1930
Og de skal svare: Fordi de forlot Herrens, sin Guds pakt og tilbad andre guder og dyrket dem.

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 34:25

    Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

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  • 2 Kings 22:17

    Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

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  • Jeremiah 40:2–3

    And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

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  • Jeremiah 2:17–19

    Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?

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  • Deuteronomy 29:25–28

    Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:

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  • Jeremiah 50:7

    All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.

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